Joey Barton – Liverpudlian’s Ridiculous French Accent – Video

Yes, we’re late on this, but what is Joey Barton thinking about, as he talked to the press with a French English accent – like a Frenchman speaks English – we couldn’t resist from putting this out, and in yesterday’s press conference for the Stoke game – Alan Pardew laughed when a reporter brought it up, and Alan said it had indeed been talked about in the Newcastle dressing room, and the French boys can’t quite work it out.

Here it is, and notice how the Liverpool accent creeps through now and again:

You mentioned a few articles back that, in reference to Mike Williamson and his cowardice on the ball, etcetera, that you cannot ‘teach a dog new tricks’.

Can the same not be said of Pardew? I know you’re one of the most ardent, boisterous pro-Pardew-ers and haggle over the injury ‘crisis’ as being one of the main catalysts to our current form, unable to accept this was undeniably a continuation of our form even with all of our ‘purples’, so I posit this to you: after admittedly horrendous, near-lifeless showings against West Ham and Swansea (will not try to prevail earlier with you, so just those two matches in mind) did you honestly believe Pardew would NOT shake things up against Southampton? Or did you too feel that was absolutely, positively, indubitably the strongest side he could field in the formation he did?

In my mind, Pardew’s line-up and demonstrated game-plan at Southampton could not be proven any closer evidence of a dog incapable of learning new tricks, for a number of reasons; the demba pairing, but we all knew/know that; anita, a defender his entire life, being asked to provide the creative spark (either that or AP was content with fielding two holding CMs); Marveaux’s continued exclusion (surely, even keeping in mind he’s yet to set anything alight, he’s warranted a place before either Sammy ‘i want to be even more obsolete than my older brother’ Ameobi or Shane ‘i hit two good crosses last month and i’m AP’s answer to width though i can’t make a pass or defend for the life of me’ Ferguson?….ok, admittedly a bit harsh on the youngsters but do you agree they’re both far from the first team without the aforementioned ‘crisis’?)

I mean, I could go on but I I’m interested to hear your take on all of this. That aside, do you think AP will shake things up tonight either with the line-up or the formation? Do you think he is capable of that? Do you think he’s enough at his disposal to do so?

In honor of two dedicated Newcastle fans, who lost their lives supporting Newcastle United, when their passenger jet was shot down over Ukraine on Thursday July 17th, 2014 by rebels, as they were traveling to support the team in New Zealand.

We will never forget them.

Fantasy League

Mark Harding has again set up the Fantasy League for our readers for this season.

The new code is 3641-1656 and people can set up the league here:

http://fantasy.premierleague.com

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Health Update - 4 Feb, 2015

I had another battery of medical tests early last week, and the results show my PSA count as undetectable, which means the prostate cancer is still under control, and there is no trace of cancer in the body.

I'm very pleased about that!

Ed Harrison

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What Is A Football Club?

“What is a club in any case?"

“Not the buildings or the directors or the people who are paid to represent it.

It’s not the television contracts, get-out clauses, marketing departments or executive boxes."

“It’s the noise, the passion, the feeling of belonging, the pride in your city."

“It’s a small boy clambering up stadium steps for the very first time, gripping his father’s hand, gawping at that hallowed stretch of turf beneath him and, without being able to do a thing about it, falling in love.”